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| + | {{Infobox Wrestling company |
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| + | | name = World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. |
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| + | | established = [[1952]] |
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| + | | location = [[Stamford, Connecticut]] |
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| + | | founder = [[Jess McMahon]]<br>[[Toots Mondt]] |
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| + | | owner = [[Vince McMahon, Jr.|Vince McMahon]], Chairman & CEO |
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| + | | formerly = <small>World Wrestling Federation (1979-2002)</small><br><small>World Wide Wrestling Federation (1963-1979)</small><br><small>Capitol Wrestling Corporation (1952-1963)</small><br><small>NWA Capital Sports (1948-1952)</small> |
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| + | | website = [http://www.wwe.com WWE.com] |
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| + | '''World Wrestling Entertainment''' (doing business as '''WWE, Inc.''') ('''WWE''') is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in [[professional wrestling]], with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales. It is currently the largest [[professional wrestling promotion|professional wrestling company]] in the world, reaching 13 million viewers in the U.S. and broadcasting its shows in 30 languages to more than 145 countries. |
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| + | [[Vince McMahon, Jr.|Vince McMahon]] is the majority owner, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of the company. Together with his wife [[Linda McMahon]], and their children [[Shane McMahon]] and [[Stephanie McMahon|Stephanie McMahon-Levesque]] (WWE Executive Vice President of Talent and Creative Writing), the McMahons hold about 70% of WWE's economic interest and 96% of the voting power in the company. The company's headquarters is located in Stamford, Connecticut with offices in Los Angeles, New York City, London, Tokyo, Toronto, and Sydney. |
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| + | WWE holds an [[WWE Video Library|extensive library of videos]], representing a significant portion of the visual history of professional wrestling. The company began as the Capitol Wrestling Corporation in 1952, which promoted under the banner of the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) and later the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). In 1982 it was sold to the same family's Titan Sports company, which later changed its name to World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, before finally becoming World Wrestling Entertainment in 2002. |
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Latest revision as of 23:30, 3 November 2020
World Wrestling Entertainment (doing business as WWE, Inc.) (WWE) is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales. It is currently the largest professional wrestling company in the world, reaching 13 million viewers in the U.S. and broadcasting its shows in 30 languages to more than 145 countries.
Vince McMahon is the majority owner, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of the company. Together with his wife Linda McMahon, and their children Shane McMahon and Stephanie McMahon-Levesque (WWE Executive Vice President of Talent and Creative Writing), the McMahons hold about 70% of WWE's economic interest and 96% of the voting power in the company. The company's headquarters is located in Stamford, Connecticut with offices in Los Angeles, New York City, London, Tokyo, Toronto, and Sydney.
WWE holds an extensive library of videos, representing a significant portion of the visual history of professional wrestling. The company began as the Capitol Wrestling Corporation in 1952, which promoted under the banner of the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) and later the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). In 1982 it was sold to the same family's Titan Sports company, which later changed its name to World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, before finally becoming World Wrestling Entertainment in 2002.